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What's the most you have spent for a meal for yourself?
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20 members have voted
| June 20th, 2016 at 5:23:15 PM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18213 | I doubt much over $60-70 probably at a steakhouse or Japanese Hibachi. At some point it is not worth it. The President is a fink. |
| June 20th, 2016 at 5:28:50 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 | At some point it gets too much to bear. I cook so much I know how much it costs them, and I won't give 1000% profit just because they think they can get it. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| June 20th, 2016 at 5:50:30 PM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18213 |
I paid like $30 for a Kobe burger at Burger Bar because I always wanted to try it. I doubt I will again. I am the type even with Mark Cuban money I remember the effort and would not justify it to myself. The President is a fink. |
| June 20th, 2016 at 6:01:53 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 | Chinese food is always worth it because it's a real pain to make yourself. But it's rarely expensive. Just one dish can take hours to make, and a buffet often has a dozen. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| June 20th, 2016 at 7:50:31 PM permalink | |
| zippyboy Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 2 Posts: 665 |
The selling point of Kobe is the extreme marbling in the steak. Grinding it into a burger defeats the whole point, since a chef could add extra fat to the mix anyway. Making a Kobe burger is a waste of a Kobe steak, and there's potential for an unscrupulous restaurant to lie regarding its Kobe pedigree. That being said, I myself had a Kobe salisbury steak at Grand Luxe Café at Venetian a couple years ago. I only ordered it because menu said "Kobe", and knew it wouldn't the same as ordering the tiny Kobe cubes or slices at a sushi bar. It was delicious. |
| June 25th, 2016 at 7:36:10 AM permalink | |
| zippyboy Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 2 Posts: 665 |
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| June 25th, 2016 at 1:49:40 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
We were staying at the Marriot East side in Manhattan, which is one of those 1920 era hotels. I remember they had a sign in the elevator that said Thai buffet for $75 per person (not including alcohol tax and tip). You really realize that Manhattan is not truly part of America.  |
| June 26th, 2016 at 4:06:09 AM permalink | |
| Aussie Member since: May 10, 2016 Threads: 2 Posts: 458 |
Very unlikely that this was actually real Kobe beef so I can understand why you won't do it again. |